He’s a smooth talking jock in trouble She’s the solution to his problems. Love is the last thing they expected to find. Damon Prescott had it all. Star quarterback. Money. Fame. Now? He’s being accused of taking performance enhancing drugs and banned from the sport and team he loves.Determined to prove he’s innocent, he hires tough as nails private investigator, Evie Wolfe. She’s able to … private investigator, Evie Wolfe. She’s able to bring a man to his knees with a glare, yet sensual in ways that take him off guard – and she’s everything Damon didn’t know he needed.
Evie’s used to men dismissing her, especially playboys like Damon Prescott so she’s not buying the sexual lines he’s trying to sell. She’s with him to do a job, nothing more. But you know what they say about the best laid plans? Sometimes you end up between the sheets with an arrogant football player anyway.
But when the case is over, can Damon convince Evie she’s the only woman for him or will she leave him tied up in love?
A stand-alone novel
DARE NATION SERIES
Book 1: Dare to Resist – ASIN: B0842B31PL
Book 2: Dare to Tempt – ASIN: B0844N9LYK
Book 3: Dare to Play – ASIN: B087ZRKKX6
Book 4: Dare to Stay – ASIN: B089YC13VH
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Dare to Tempt has everything I love about a Carly Phillips novel. Damon and Evie have amazing chemistry. They light the pages on fire and the mystery surrounding how football star Damon got accused of using performance enhancing drugs sets the stage for these two to throw down. I love a kick ass chick and Evie fits the bill. Throw in great appearances by characters from past books and Dare to Tempt hits all the high notes!
Such a great couple! An Alpha hero & a PI heroine in a sexy, very compelling read you don’t want to miss. Enjoy!
Excellent romantic, sexy story. You’ll see some familiar faces and need a cold shower after this book. I love this series and can’t wait to see what happens next. ~ Whispers from the Mountains (Goodreads)
Drama, suspense, off-the-charts chemistry, mystery, witty banter, plenty of heat, and a great storyline that you can’t wait to see where the story takes you. – Cheryl Graham-Petit (Goodreads)
The chemistry is off the charts! Damon and Evie’s story is a do not miss!
A scorching romance with a bit of mystery thrown in! Loved it!
This looks fabulous! Excellent romantic, sexy story. You’ll see some familiar faces and need a cold shower after this book. I love this series and can’t wait to see what happens next. ~ Whispers from the Mountains (Goodreads)
Damon is a pro quarterback that has just been accused of taking performance enhancing drugs. An idea is presented that Damon and PI Evie should pretend to be a couple so she can get close to his inner circle to see if she can find any clues. As you can guess, since they pretend to be a couple real feelings start to develop. It was just a good read for me. I didn’t feel much of a connection between these two and the second half of the book was pretty predictable. I would read more in this series but this wasn’t my favorite one in the series.
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Triggers: NA
Standalone/Series: (Dare Nation #2) series
Type: Sports with Mystery Suspense
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This is my first book by this author. I really enjoyed her style of narration, and how easy it flows. I will definitely be to reading more of her books.
Devon is a sexy hot quarterback that got himself in a bit of trouble by testing position for PED. He is a clean player though, would never do drugs. He knows there’s something wrong he’s been framed but by who? Whom would benefit from his game suspension?
Evie is his brothers girlfriend Quinn best friend. She is a private PI. They decided to hire her to try and find out who is behind the framing.
The plan is for them to pretend they are dating. This will give her access to everyone around him without anyone being suspicious of being looked into.
Evie has her own issue with an ex that became her stalker. Devon does all he can to keep her protected, and feeling safe, but she is a strong, smart and independent woman nothing like the cleet chasers he is used to hanging around with…
A relationship is not something either one of them wanted or was expecting to find with each other, they had nothing in common. Life had other ideas for these two….
This was an easy book to read with a HEA, it had a bit of mystery with a crazy stalker, secret framer, hot chemistry, romatic, big families that was funny at times.
I loved all of the secondary characters making me enjoy this book even more, and I can’t wait for the next brother Jaxon story….
Although Damon and Evie had a moment at the end of book 1, you can definitely read this as a standalone.
After all of their back and forth, when Damon was accused, Evie stepped right up to the plate. I so enjoyed the scene when she walked into the restaurant. Talk about someone having to pull their foot out of their mouth.
I always enjoy a strong, intelligent female character. Evie being a PI was great. The one thing I didn’t like was that it seemed like Damon didn’t appreciate her for who she was until he saw who she could become. He did redeem himself with his protective nature.
Overall, it was an entertaining listen with the couple reaching their HEA.
Damon wants to find out who set him up!
Quarterback Damon Prescott knows he has never taken any drugs so when he tested positive and is suspended for four games, he wants to find out who is behind it. Damon and his management have hired private investigator Evie Wolfe to clear his name. Evie acted as his girlfriend so his teammates wouldn’t know she was investigating his case.
Damon Prescott never has had a serious girlfriend but having Evie stay at his house when she is stalked by her ex-boyfriend maybe he can fall in love with Evie.
All the Dare Nation book are all connected with characters showing up in different books but each of them can be read as a stand-alone.
Evie is a hard read if you are not in her head. Damon doesn’t know what to do with her because she doesn’t act like any of the other women who are normally around them. Evie pretends to be with Damon in order to help prove his innocence after crazy allegations are made towards him. Evie has to walk a fine line between letting things be real, and making sure they are pretend.
This book is a great enemies to friends to lovers with hot sports players thrown in.
Two things that I just loved in this story: shenanigans and glorious chemistry! When I say glorious chemistry, I mean all kinds of chemistry. Evie and Damon had chemistry even when they were bantering back and forth trying to put a shield around their feelings! I haven’t read a book this fast in a while! These two were just delicious to read and I honestly felt attached to the story because it wasn’t far-fetched at all. I know, I know … shenanigans lol but I don’t use that word in a negative way. Yes, there is a lot going on in the book, but it all blended very well together and did not bog the story down or make it OTT. It was quite relatable, in fact.
This book ticked all the right romance fiction boxes for me. I felt close to the characters and could relate to them, the story was entertaining and held my attention, and it had a perfect blend of sexy and emotion!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Love, love this series! I can not wait for the next one to come out. The chemistry between the characters is HOT.
I love this series and this book installment didnt disappoint!! Damon and Evie are so well written that to call this an “opposites attract” is doing a disservice. This story has suspense, warmth, hot attraction all while supported by a great cast of characters. While this can be a fast read, I cherished this story from beginning to end and can’t wait for the next book to revisit with these old friends!!
Don’t walk to buy this book, RUN to buy this book!!
Damon Prescott’s life went from golden to crappy in one short moment. During a football game he had a fall, got a bad concussion and then on top, was accused of using enhancement drugs. He’s adamant that he didn’t use the drugs, so his sister, who is his publicist, contracts an private investigator to find out what all happened. Bri, Damon’s sister, brings in Evie Wolfe, a PI and Bri’s best friend. For Damon, Evie was his nightmare.
“Evie wasn’t anything like the typical female he was used to. No red-soled stilettos or designer handbags for her. A pair of scuffed leather boots and ripped jeans that fit her like a glove, along with a black leather jacket she rarely removed, were her normal attire. And damned if it wasn’t sexy.”
He was attracted but he didn’t want to be. And he didn’t want to work with her, but had no choice. On their debut as a dating couple, she did accomplish dropping his jaw, so they were all set to go. In theory, they didn’t match, but Evie could work her image to fit his.
“His superstar arrogance, his expensive clothing, and the gorgeous, chiseled face contrasted with her down-to-earth way of looking at the world and her basic clothes from Target.”
As they work on his case, a menace from Evie’s past comes back to get stalk her and the protectiveness and possessiveness in Damon springs into action. I got a laugh when he faced Evie’s brothers one by one. First, he had a jealous attack when he saw them hugging her, then once he had them all sorted, realized they all serve in some capacity: detective, fireman, EMT and mechanic. A good vibe is developed between all.
This book was very straightforward and fun with the sexy times. Evie and Damon didn’t waste any time doing the horizontal tango and the only obstacle was overcoming Evie’s need to be self-reliant.
“They deserved a real shot. His life sucked and he wanted her to be there while he went through it.”
The suspense and the protectiveness Damon felt for Evie was yummy to read. It was curious that although Damon hired Evie as his PI, he ended up rescuing her more than she did. Even so, I loved this nice, sexy read.
Damon feels as if he is at the lowest point of his life but still manages to be open to the amazing woman Evie who is trying to help him fix what is wrong not only on his career but in his heart.. Convincing her may not be as easy.. This story was exciting and emotional, the characters really suck you in.. Looking forward to all the trouble that Jaxon is going to be in…
This sweetly sexy journey has all the best kinda feels and so much more…. Loved this reluctant couple from the first chapter to the very end. It was an emotional and passionately thrilling adventure filled with engaging charters, witty and fun dialog, exciting twists and was so hard to put down.
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Carly Phillip has never written a book I didnt like and this one was no exception. How can you not love a sexy, hot football player in trouble. He needs private investigator Evie to help prove he’s innocent of the allegations. Evie is a strong female but even she can’t pass up a night between the sheets with Damon. I love to read stories with a strong female character but an equally strong male character. This story does not disappoint with the twist and turns that are there before the final HEA.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was a wonderful story that had, mystery and hot romance story is just a captivating as all the Dare books. The situation that Damon finds himself in after he is suspended for performance enhancement drugs. Evie is a kick butt PI who is hired to prove his innocence’s while struggling with being stalked by her ex. Looking forward to the next Dare story, they have all been amazing.